From the Principal

High TalentCongratulations to our CHSSA finals teams and individuals in
cross country. Luke and Jayden Schofield, Elliot Love and Kevin Guo (14 years), and Ned Anson,
Steven Chung, Kenneth Liu and Lokesh Sharma (17 years), will represent High. Individual
competitors Thomas Nimac (15 years), Brendan Hancox (16 years) and Jonathon Clements-Lendrum and
Nelson Tang (18 years) also made it to CHSSA. Well done, boys! The Rostrum, Voice of Youth
Competition is important in public speaking. Andrew McNaughton (Junior Division) and Kushaal Vyas
(Senior Division) represented High in the Finals. Kushaal was successful and will represent NSW
in the national competition. Congratulations to both boys! Our fencers have performed
really well at the National Championships in Brisbane. James Siu (Year 7) won gold in the U15
sabre and John Tian (Year 8) in the U15 épée. Great job, boys! In the CHSSA
basketball knockout competition our open team reached the final but was unable to defend the
Shell Trophy, going down to Westfield Sports High. Well done to all the team: Eamon Kelly,
Mitchell Flynn, Geoff Gerlach, James Baraceros, Jack Hutchison, Bailey Musulin, Noah Fowler,
Stephan Bell and Nathan Sutton (injured). Our Hume Barbour PDC Year 12 team won their quarter
final and will debate the semi-final on July 26. Good luck, boys. Mr Ken Smith, Principal of
Murray High School in Albury, rang specially to congratulate our CHSSA Table Tennis team on their
sportsmanship, demeanour and manners. He observed the boys at the finals competition. Well
done boys; you have enhanced the reputation of our school by your actions.

Thank you to the High CommunityI want to thank everyone in the High
community for their patience and forbearance during our extended period of carpeting and
painting. Despite many requests we were unable to schedule this work to take place mostly in
holiday breaks. Staff and students were impacted particularly by restricted movement in corridors
and by the paint fumes. The main building does look much brighter so I hope the gain lasts much
longer than the pain. Thanks again.

Early Buses from CentralAt the last School council meeting, SRC
representatives Shawn Noronha and Ned Anson (Year 11) raised the matter of the removal of the
7:30 buses from Central that were dedicated to SBHS-SGHS students. The situation is that M50
buses coming from Drummoyne are emptied out at Central, thus allowing our students to use them.
Departure times for these buses (with arrival at school in parentheses) are: 7:03 (7:13), 7:12
(7:22), 7:21 (7:31), 7:30 (7:41), 7:39 (7:50) and 7:50 (8:01). In fact, this M50 service reserved
for school students actually improves the service to our two schools and offers more flexible
alternatives than a couple of special buses. Given that is the case, State Transit has decreed
that our students are not to use the regular bus services in the mornings during that M50
available time period.

Light RailNea Saunders, Ian Sweeting and I met with officers from
Transport NSW to be briefed about the light rail project proposals to date. Ross Hornsey, Senior
Manager Community Engagement Project Communications transport Projects, with David Dalton,
Principal Manager Engineering Services Transport Projects, walked through a PowerPoint
presentation and gave us useful feedback on our concerns. The preferred engineering option is a
‘cut and cover’ tunnel across Moore Park West opposite Devonshire St. exiting near
the Swan training field in Moore Park East and running along the eastern side of the bus lane. We
have been assured that there will be no loss of amenity in Moore Park as a result of the light
rail project except for considerable issues during construction. The positioning of the light
rail stop has not been finalised but could be north of the existing bus stop, perhaps near the
bus loop fields. It is possible that the station might be below ground level. Crowd control
structures will be in place to meet the demand for major SCG events and should be able to
accommodate the 2,000 students per day that potentially might wish to use the service at the same
time each school day. Getting 2k students across Anzac Parade to access the light rail remains a
challenge for us to think about. We shall be putting a submission to transport NSW highlighting
our major areas of concern. Overall, the light rail can only be a real asset for our school by
providing a great connection to Central.Dr K A Jaggar

Public Speaking

Last Saturday night saw two of our students compete in the state finals for Rostrum, Voice of
Youth. This took place in the Legislative Assembly Chamber of the State Parliament House. Andrew
McNaughton in Year 9 represented High in the junior division while Khushaal Vyas in Year 12 spoke
in the seniors.

While both boys spoke exceptionally well, Khushaal was named the outright winner of the senior
division. He is now off to Canberra next month to represent the school, and NSW, in the national
finals. Making it to the state finals alone is a huge achievement and both students are to be
congratulated for their fine efforts in public speaking.Evan Higgins
Public Speaking Coordinator

From the Office

Applying for leave of absence

To apply for a leave of absence for your son:

Log in to the Parent Portal

Access the School Reference Documents section

Download the Student Leave of Absence Application Form in the Applying
for Leave folder

Please return this completed application form to the Principal giving at least four weeks’
notice of intended absence.

Early Leave

All applications for Early Leave need to be signed by a Deputy Principal and then submitted to
the main office by 9am.

Australian Scout Award

Kai Matsumoto (Year 9) received the Australian Scout Medallion on 9 June 2013. Kai has been
involved in a variety of community and volunteer work through Scouting for the last 10 years and
has been the Chairperson of the NSW Scout Youth Council.

and a special thank you to Shannon Hickey, Jeannie Vye and Frances Salmon for last minute help
which was much appreciated, especially as we were without our Year 12 Prefects due to their
exams.

Wishing everyone a safe and restful vacation. See you all back again next term.The Canteen Team

From the Andrews Junior Library

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY! READ A LOT

Our Library has been putting new books out for you to see and borrow (new books displays) at a
great rate for the last 2 weeksMrs Crothers

Proud School Pilot

Opportunity to share your views on the Proud Schools Pilot

Dear Parent,

As you may be aware, Sydney Boys High School is one of 12 schools participating in the NSW Proud
Schools Pilot. The Proud Schools Pilot is an initiative of the NSW Department of Education and
Communities, which aims to support schools in providing a safe environment for all students,
including those who are same sex attracted and gender diverse.

The pilot was initiated following a decade of research by La Trobe University, which indicated
that same sex attracted and gender questioning young people experience better education, health
and wellbeing outcomes when they feel safe and supported at school*. The pilot is supported by
current Education Minister Adrian Piccoli.

We would like to provide all parents with the opportunity to comment on this pilot, and on our
schools approach to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for same sex attracted
and gender diverse students. If you would like to provide feedback, you can do so by visiting
this web-portal: http://tinyurl.com/proud-schools

*Writing Themselves in 3 - The third national study on the sexual health and wellbeing of same
sex attracted and gender questioning young people (Hillier, L., et al. 2010).

For any further information call Mr John Walker, Head Teacher Student Welfare.

SBHS Debating

We have come to the end of Term 2 now which means we are 2/3 of the way through the debating
season. A big congratulations to the Year 12 PDC team who are now at Semi Final stage in the Year
12 PDC competition.

I wanted to take this opportunity to ensure that everyone is clear about Award Points.

I will allocate award points at the start of Term 4. The maximum number of award points for
debating in all Years is 30 points.

The award points for coaching are based upon a regular attendance at debating through the whole 3
term season. There are 20 allocated for Year 11 and Year 12 and 15 allocated for Years
7-10.

In addition Award Points are given for debating (1 per after-school competition debate) and for
chairing (1 per after-school competition debate).

PDC team members get 5 points however far they get in the competition.

In addition I sometimes offer award points for other areas such as those boys who came to watch
the Year 12 Eastside Final got award points (and I can be flexible with these and give them to
you from High Spirit which actually means you can go above your maximum of 30!)

It is important for you to keep a personal record of the amount of debates etc that you take part
in. I, of course, have a record but sometimes there are last minutes changes to the team make up
or someone can't make it to Chair and these changes may not be recorded because it is
so busy.

At the start of Term 4 I will put the Award Points up on the notice board and ask students to
check their allocation. Any problems MUST be reported to me then before I submit them onto the
system.

I am still concerned about the lack of student and parental email contacts I have. If you want to
be an active part of the Debating program you should sign up for the email by sending me an email
to
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with your name or your
son’s name and Year group.

An important date for your diary is Saturday 7th September 2013. This is our Debating Dinner
which is a wonderful night to mark an end to the season.Rachel Powell
MIC Debating

ASX Share Market Game

Semester 1

Over 400 students participated in the Semester 1 Share Market Game no doubt motivated by the
great success our students have had in recent years, reaping significant financial rewards for
themselves and the Social Sciences Faculty. Unfortunately many of our players were ambushed by
the bears and were unable to recover sufficiently to win prizes this time.

This Game has been an interesting one – we saw the market fall during the first weeks of
the Game, it then slowly moved upwards with some days being more volatile than others. By the
end, the All Ordinaries wasn’t far from where it started.

The All Ordinaries (XAO) was only up by 0.98%

The best performing sector was telecommunications up 11.4%

The worst performing sector was materials down 8.46%

45.95% of players finished in profit

The average portfolio value was $49,641

Each student had a nominal $50,000 to invest.

National Winner - $59,685
NSW Winner - $58,451

The leading players in each Year were;

SYNDICATE

STUDENT

YR

Portfolio Value - $

Shoot For the Stars

Jun Jie Chen

9

56,163

Legal Eagle

Samuel Pham

11

55,605

Memory Sticks

Jason Rui Huang

10

54,397

Prince of Persia

Khushaal Vyas

12

54,277

Well done to everyone who participated in the Game. Registration for the Semester 2 Game starts
24th July with trading to begin 22nd August.TP Dolan
ASX Coordinator

Football: The World Game

High Football takes part in history

On November 16th 2005, Australian Football created history by qualifying for the World Cup for
the first time in 32 years, defeating Uruguay to a sold-out crowd at Stadium Australia. 8 years
later, and the Socceroos were at it again, needing a win to guarantee their ticket to Brazil. In
conjunction with Football Australia, 40 boys were given the opportunity to participate in a
pre-match lap of the hallowed turf, getting a perspective of the stadium traditionally reserved
for a select few.

With over 3500 students from schools all over NSW participating, it was truly a major spectacle
and enjoyed by all. A big thanks to the staff of Mr Smith, Ms Evans, Ms Millar and Mr Jauregui
for their assistance and to Football Australia for providing the opportunity.

AAGPS News

Congratulations go to Arjun Punekar (Yr 12), Michael Cui (Yr 11) and Daniel Arzani (Yr 9) for
their selections in the combined AAGPS Representative squads last week. Arjun was selected to
captain the 2nd XI team, but was later promoted to the 1st XI team – a great reward for his
performance this year. Daniel became only the 3rd Year 9 boy ever to represent the AAGPS at 1st
or 2nd XI level – a fantastic achievement and a base from which he can improve in the
coming seasons.

Melbourne Sports Exchange

A combined team of Year 10 and 11 boys was selected to represent football for the annual Sports
Exchange between Sydney High and Melbourne High. With a collection of boys from the 1st and 2nd
XI as well as some 16As players, it was a strong squad and the result was a fair reflection of
the quality of the game with High running out victors 3-1. Played on Melbourne’s main oval,
flowing football proved difficult due to the muddy pitch. However, High adapted better to the
conditions and showed a higher level of skill to atone for last year’s defeat. Michael Cui
(Yr 11) was awarded the man-of-the-match for another strong showing in defence, whilst Adil Nadir
(Yr 10) and Jesse Cooper (Yr 11) provided the impetus going forward.

CIS Cup

High progressed to round 3 of the CIS Cup Knockout by defeating a spirited Grammar team 4-2 in
dour conditions last Wednesday. With constant rain in the lead-up to kick off, it looked like the
fixture may need to be postponed until the all clear was finally given and High took full
advantage, out-thinking and out-playing their traditional rivals. An excellent squad performance
ushers High into round 3 to meet Newington College early next term.

Football Community

If you would like to be involved in the football community, please email the Football Committee
President Mr Ian Robinson
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SBHS Rugby

High Rugby = High Spirit

Running Rugby

The photos below show the new running rugby Sydney High is playing throughout the age groups this
year. While it has led to many breaks in the oppositions’ defensive line it is also quite
tiring for the boys, as seen by the photo on the bottom left.

Upcoming fixtures

Music Notes

TERM 3 MUSIC ENSEMBLESAll music ensembles and private lessons will
commence in Week 1, Term 3.

ENSEMBLE REHEARSALSPlease check the timetable and arrive ON TIME! There
are NO EXCUSES for not attending or arriving late to ensemble rehearsals.

ALL ENSEMBLES START AT 7:45AM. (unless stated otherwise). Remember a ROLL is TAKEN, and 80% of
ATTENDANCE is required. PLEASE REMEMBER to pack up after rehearsals (tidy up the room/and stands
back on rack). EVERYONE needs to help and not left to one or two boys. THANKYOU boys for your
co-operation!

Please remember PRACTICE DAILY, if only for 20 minutes is required for you to develop your
awesome musical skills and make your music tutor happy. Practice makes PERFECT!!!!!

The 2013 ensemble rehearsal timetable is provided below:

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning rehearsals
7.45am unless
stated otherwise

Intermediate Concert Band
Room 201

Chamber Choir
Room 201

Junior Stage Band
Room 101

Senior String EnsembleRoom 101

Symphony Orchestra Room 201

Senior Stage Band
Room 101

Intermediate Stage BandRoom 101

Senior Concert BandRoom 201

Saxophone EnsembleRoom 201 8:45am

Training Concert Band
Room 202
Terms 2, 3, 4

Philharmonic OrchestraRoom 208

Marching Band
TERM 1 & 4
MPW

Junior String Ensemble
Room 208

Afternoon rehearsals
Start @ 3.30pm

Marching Band
TERM 1 & 4
3.30 - 4.30pm

Jazz EnsembleRoom 201

Percussion Ensemble
Room 201

High Family

The Bulletin Board for Sydney Boys High P & C.

If you would like to have any parent community news or upcoming events included in High Society,
please contact Ian Sweeting P&C President
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SGHS-SBHS Joint P&C Meeting

Thank you to the parents who attended the SGHS-SBHS Joint P&C meeting last Wednesday evening
in Campbell Hall in the Girls School. There was a strong turnout from both schools on a cold and
wet evening to hear from Dr Ramesh Manocha on the benefits to students derived from the use of
meditation techniques. Thank you to the SGHS staff and members of the P&C for
their work in arranging this pleasant and informative evening. Our apologies for the mistake in
previous High Notes which identified the venue as the Multi-Purpose Hall.

Upcoming P&C General Meetings

As advised last week, the next P&C general meeting will be held in Term 3 on Monday
12 August at 7:30pm in the Staff Common Room. Please take the opportunity to come
along to at least one meeting a year to ensure the decisions of the P&C properly reflect the
views of the parent body.

For your information, issues that the SBHS P&C is involved in this year include: providing
new SBHS decals (signage) for the school’s vehicles; organising the 2013 Year 12 exit
survey; liaising with parents on Year group information evenings; improvements to the parent
mentor scheme; changes to the management of parent contact details for co-curricular
sub-committees; liaising with the Old Boys Union on a proposed OBU seminar later this year; and
providing input into the GCEE project.

The remaining P&C general meeting dates and times up to the end of the year are as follows:

Monday 9 September
Monday 14 October
Monday 11 November (AGM)

Upcoming Parking Events

Please make sure you check with the co-curricular parking co-ordinator to confirm the exact start
and finish times for particular events.

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Drama Festival Incursion

17-18 July 2013
The Great Hall

At the start of Term 3 Sydney Boys High will be hosting the school’s annual Drama Festival.

The festival will include performances from students in Years 7 – 12 Drama classes.

This is an exciting annual event on the school calendar and some participants will go on to
represent the school at both the Sydney Region and State Drama Festivals.

To celebrate the achievements of our students we have organised four School Matinees for students
in Years 7 – 10. Students in Years 7 and 8 will attend on Wednesday 17 July periods 2
and 3 respectively. Years 9 and 10 students will attend on Thursday 18 July periods 2 and
3.

The cost of the incursion is $5 payable to the front office.

There will also be an evening performance at 7pm on Thursday 18 July. Tickets will be available
at the door at a cost of $5 for students, $10 for adults and $25 for families.

This promises to be a fun, lively and highly entertaining event. Your support and attendance is
greatly appreciated.

If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at the school.

Kind regards,
Jennie Rohr
Drama Coordinator

Drama Festival Performance

Watch Out!

Sydney Boys High School
Drama Festival

7pm Thursday July 18 2013
The Great Hall

Tickets available at the door $5/$10

Book Now

Cash payments and ticket collections are only to be made at Sydney Boys High School office before
school, at recess or at lunch.
Preferred payment method is credit card of cheque.
Bookings can be made by phone, in person, via email or by mail
Ensure you attach payment slip [available in the PDF version of this edition of High Notes] with
your payment

The Drama Festival 2013 booking form is available in
the PDF version of this edition of High Notes

NSW Health: Mumps cases on the rise

13 June 2013

NSW Health is today reminding young adults to check their immunisation status, particularly
before they travel overseas amid a rise in the number of cases of mumps being reported in NSW.

Director of Communicable Diseases for NSW Health, Dr Vicky Sheppeard said there were 15 reported
cases of mumps during May, most were young adults, and clustered in several regions of NSW. As
not everyone who has mumps will see a doctor and have a test, it is likely that there are many
more cases of mumps in the community not notified to NSW Health.

Dr Sheppeard said initial symptoms of mumps include:

Fever

Loss of appetite

Tiredness and headache followed by

Swelling and tenderness of the salivary glands, especially near the angle of the jaw.

“To prevent the spread of mumps, children and adults should have two doses of the
measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine also provides good protection against measles and
rubella,” Dr Sheppeard said.

Mumps was once a common childhood disease, but most children are now protected due to high
vaccination rates. However, a significant number of young adults may have missed receiving two
doses of MMR vaccine in childhood, as two doses were not routinely offered until the 1990s.

"Many people in their 20s, 30s and early 40s will not be immune, so it is particularly important
they check their status with their doctor and get vaccinated if they are not sure," Dr Sheppeard
said.

“Mumps can be quite a serious infection for adults. Complications can include swelling of
the testicles in males, and rarely inflammation of the brain, the lining of the brain and spinal
cord, pancreatitis and hearing loss. Mumps infection during pregnancy can result in
miscarriage.”

"Although very rare, mumps can also cause sterility in males.”

Mumps takes two to three weeks to develop after exposure to an infected person, and people are
infectious a week before and up to nine days after swelling of the glands.

Mumps is spread when a person breathes in the virus that has been coughed or sneezed by an
infectious person, or by direct contact with their saliva.

"This is a timely reminder to parents that immunisation is the best protection against mumps.
Children should be vaccinated on time with MMR vaccine at 12 months and again before they turn
four years of age," Dr Sheppeard.